I, Claudius (1976)

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Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud hatch out.

Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, it chronicles the reigns of the Roman emperors - Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula and finally Claudius.

• Released: 1976-09-20
• Genres: Drama, War & Politics
• Seasons: 1, 12 episodes
• Episode length: 55m
• Network: BBC Two
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 141 votes

Created by Martin Lisemore, Herbert Wise, Jack Pulman.

Top cast

• Derek Jacobi as Claudius

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Where to watch I, Claudius

• United States: stream on Spectrum On Demand; buy on Google Play Movies
• United Kingdom: watch free on BBC iPlayer; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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